Week 16 Bump Update!

Week 16 Bump Update! 

I missed a week! grrr guilty as charged! sorry everyone it's been a very busy two weeks. On Dec 18th we had our second appointment at Saint Mary's Hospital with the lovely specialist Dr. Chan.

We were told the twins still have a week between them but he concluded that this looks to be more than likely twin discordance and not ttts as we were suspecting. He has referred us back to our local hospital to continue scans every two weeks and keep an eye on the twins just to make sure that the ttts doesn't spontaneously occur as we know very well can still happen at any time.  We tired to find out the sex but nada! just couldnt because our little jumping beans were going insane... (probably off the chocolate milk i down prior to the scan hehe)

Also had a bit of an issue with my scheduling as my local hospital was supposed to be taking over and booking me in, as I had not heard from them to confirm any sort of appointment I had to call and chase with the appointment girl (I'm sure she has a real job title but her lack of help does not warrant one at this time ... :-P

I called and asked to know when my appointment was - she didnt know and would have to get back to me

she then called back - 5 hours later

and the date she booked me in for - 5 weeks later towards the end of Jan!! to which I politely and in my most annoyingly sweet voice told her that this was a bit ridiculous considering I'm supposed to be having them every two weeks under orders of the specialist.

her response ...... They were full booked up and this was the earliest they had!

I'm not one to moan or go ape-shit but these are my babies we're talkin' about here.... so I calmly hung up with her and got straight on the phone with St. Mary's Hospital. I spoke to this lovely midwife (cant remember her name - shame on me) and she said "absolutely NOT! that is far to late and get on the phone to them and straighten this up right away for you and call you right back" 

I must admit I was laughing inside a bit (ooooooooooo someone's gonna get it! haha)

About half an hour past and I received a phone call from what sounded to me like a very annoyed young woman calling from my local hospital. Wow... what do you know a slot just opened up I was set up for another ultrasound for Dec 28th. She of course had to let me know they they had received a call from St. Mary's Hospital in Manchester. Damn right you did!

How far along? 16 weeks

Total weight gain: not sure... but I think the scale just went past the 11 stone... now it says "Chunk"

Maternity clothes? yup

Stretch marks? I haven't checked on this actually

Sleep: better but I have noticed if I sleep on one side I feel the babies on that side the next morning.

Best moment this week: being told still no sign of TTTS and saw my babies CUDDLING!!!!!

Miss anything? Sleeping on my tummy ... I miss that!

Movement: Yea .. at least I think so! feels almost like after you had a big meal and things are shifting. 

Food cravings: chocolate milk

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope not anymore !!! yay!

Gender: :-( noooo no not yet but maybe for the next scan!

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Lightheaded and feeling dizzy

Belly button in or out? on it's way out.

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or moody most of the time: cray baby.

Looking forward to: being told the sex!

Week 14 Bump Update!

Week 14 Bump Update! 

So last week we had our second ultrasound on the 27th of Nov. and wow was it interesting. We went to St. Mary's Hospital in Manchester and they were amazing! Seriously, if anyone you know is going there to see the antenatal specialist that work with high-risk pregnancies, they will not be disappointed. The staff was brilliant and very gentle with us. They took us to have the ultrasound and discovered there WAS indeed a very thin seperating membrane! and that baby B's nuchal fold was NORMAL!!!!! The specialist said that the ultrasound tech must have misread the findings. Which to be honest stressed us out unessasarly and reach took away from the joy of knowing we were having twins. So our babies went from momo twins to mo/di twins in a half second! We still arent out of the clear yet as the babies still show a difference in size (by a week) which they told us could be early ttts or twin discordance. We will know more at the 16 week scan. which is next week in 10 days!

  

How far along? 14.5 weeks

Total weight gain: 8lbs

Maternity clothes? yup it's finally happened! no more looping a rubber band around my jean button.

Stretch marks? nada

Sleep: sleeping is horrible... still having issues sleeping on my side. Also waking up every night to tinkle

Best moment this week: being told the nuchal fold is perfectly normal ON EACH BABY! AND WE FOUND A MEMBRANE!! YAY!

Miss anything? Sleeping on my tummy ... so comfy.

Movement: Maybe.. i've been feeling alot of pinching sensation (which I think is round ligament pain) but then there are some times when I feel pressure like something is pushing out like little pokes. 

Food cravings: still just salty things.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope not anymore!

Gender: No , but we should be finding out hopefully in 10 days.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Nose bleed, headache, dizzy, constipation and uterus feeling very tender and when I walk it feels like my uterus is being pulled apart (fun)

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or moody most of the time: BITCH , hubby is being so good about this.

Looking forward to: Being told that the babies do not have early ttts (the doctor still see a week difference in the twins which can be early ttts or can be normal twin discordance) We wont find out until the 18 for sure. 

Week 13 Bump Update!

Week 13 Bump Update! 

  

How far along? 13 weeks

Total weight gain: about 5

Maternity clothes? Not yet, but soon

Stretch marks? nada

Sleep: sleeping is horrible... still having issues sleeping on my side. Also waking up every night to tinkle

Best moment this week: being told the nuchal fold is perfectly normal ON EACH BABY! AND WE FOUND A MEMBRANE!! YAY!

Miss anything? Sleeping on my tummy ... so comfy.

Movement: Maybe.. i've been feeling alot of pinching sensation (which I think is round ligament pain) but then there are some times when I feel pressure like something is pushing out from inside my tummy.

Food cravings: not really just I realize I am using more salt that normal on my food.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope all gone now! No more MS

Gender: No , but we should be finding out hopefully in 10 days.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Lightheaded and feeling dizzy and headaches, Also been feeling soooo tired!

Belly button in or out? In! but getting shallower.

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or moody most of the time: BITCH like all the time. I want to beat everyone up.

Looking forward to: Being told that the babies do not have early ttts (the doctor still see a week difference in the twins which can be early ttts or can be normal twin discordance) We wont find out until the 18 for sure. 

12 week ! Just wow

Week 12 Bump Update! *Ultrasound Week*

This week has been the most testing week thus so far. On Thursday Nov 22nd we attended our first ultrasound. Given the circumstances and past history of miscarriages (2 prior - 1 natural early MC and 1 Missed MC) we were very nervous going in and very much prepared for any bad news.  The reality being that the fetus had no heartbeat (which is what happened last November). Our names were called into the ultrasound tech room and we walked in followed by the tech.  She asked me to lay on the table and expose my tummy, she then began the ultrasound and the room went very quiet.  This of course freaked me out and I looked over to my husband to reassurance but had no expression (personally I don't think he knew himself what he was looking at) The tech said "heres the heartbeat". We both were grinning from ear to ear then she said "oh here's another heartbeat, looks like you have two in there!" SHOCKED! how could there be two? We don't have twins in either of our families... it was a big surprise. 

Unfotunatly our joy was short-lived as the tech said that the babies are not the same size, the smaller one is about a week smaller in gestational age and seems to have a thick nuchal fold, the babies also are sharing a placenta and seem to be in a shared sac - making them Monoamniotic-Monochorionic. With mo/mo twins (short for Monoamniotic-Monochorionic) they are the highest risk pregnancy you can have in twins. Only 1% in twin pregnancies are this type. Along with this issue arrives a whole host of risks:

Cord entanglement

Cord compression

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)

We have now been referred to a specialist, and our next appointment will provide us with options and more insight as to what can be done.  We are in for a difficult and long journey with our little ones.

How far along? 12.3 weeks

Total weight gain: I look about 4-5 months pregnant which is pretty normal for twin pregnancies

Maternity clothes? Not yet, but i might need to get some very soon.

Stretch marks? nothiing as of yet

Sleep: sleeping is horrible... I've been sleeping on my left side to improve my circulation to the babies and I'm simply not used to sleeping on this side.

Best moment this week: Being told we're having twins :)

Miss anything? Sleeping on my tummy ... so comfy.

Movement: I think I've been feeling movement since week 11 (which I heard is common in twins) I simply thought it was my imagination.

Food cravings: chocolate milk

Anything making you queasy or sick: Morning sickness is not as bad anymore and not really an issue.

Gender: :-( noooo but after looking at the ultrasound photos I think they are girls.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Lightheaded and feeling dizzy

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or moody most of the time: nervous and on edge.. given the circumstances I'd say this is to be expected.

Looking forward to: Being told there is nothing serious with my babies and something can be done to better my chances and their chances of survival.

 

Twin A (upside down and laying on tummy)

 

Twin  B (jumping around very fiesty)

11 Week update

Week 11 Bump Update!

Although this is being posted at 12 weeks I can promise that 11 weeks was very uneventful. Other than saying that I started feeling better in this week. Things were not making me sick as much and my boobies started feeling different. Instead of all around sore they felt heavy and it was more a pulling down (like gravity doing its thing) very uncomfortable

Anywho... 

How far along? 11 weeks

Total weight gain: my tummy is getting much larger... but I have not had the guts to weight myself.

Maternity clothes? Not yet

Stretch marks? None that I have seen.

Sleep: My sleeping has been more interfupted, I was also suffereing form a cold during my 11 week so therefore not much sleep this week.

Best moment this week: being able to eat donner meat and chips.. something I would NOT be able to keep down or even wanted the prior weeks.

Miss anything? having a nice long sleep.

Movement: no but a little crampy

Food cravings: no nothing in particular this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Thank goodness this is going away.

Gender: :-( noooo

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Boobies feel alot heavier.

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or moody most of the time: More emotional this week... alot of crying haha.

Looking forward to: The ultrasound tech telling me the baby is just fine :-) that is my one and only wish for this miracle baby.

Week 10 Bump Update!

Week 10 Bump Update!

So I'm writing this a little late I'm currently 10.5 weeks. I know this should have been written five days ago but gosh I've had a bad past week. Who said morning sickness eases as you near your 2nd trimester. MEH! LIES! I was so sick last sunday 4 times to be exact in one afternoon. Also I had a bit of a scare around the end of my 10 week... my twins aka The Girls started NOT hurting... hmmm with my past history this really freaked me out! But fear not, two days later I was in agony the felt like friggin' lead weights.

Anywho... 

How far along? 10 weeks

Total weight gain: I cant suck in my tummy any more

Maternity clothes? Not yet

Stretch marks? no just some in the making.

Sleep: Sleep has gotten better. I try not to drink before bed which helps the midnight pee sessions

Best moment this week: counting down the days till the ultrasound

Miss anything? Not feeling quezzy at ground meat... omg I detest it now!

Movement: no but a little crampy

Food cravings: Ritz Crackers!! yum and juice.

Anything making you queasy or sick: anything that smells, anything that stinks.

Gender: :-( noooo

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Boobies hurting and seems like my throwing up once a week wasnt enough ... so more morning sickness.

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or moody most of the time: Less bitchy but I've noticed my energy levels are really low this past week

Looking forward to: The ultrasound tech telling me the baby is just fine :-) that is my one and only wish for this miracle baby.

Week 9 Bump Update!

Week 9 Bump Update!

Oh boy oh boy !! 9 weeks down only 215 days to go!! This baby has been no joke! My 9th week I spent most of my sleepy time tossing and turning in bed because my boobies felt like they were filled with freakin' bricks! Heres to week 10! bring it on!

How far along? 9 weeks

Total weight gain: My pants will not close! 'nuff said!

Maternity clothes? Nope not yet

Stretch marks? no just some in the making.

Sleep: Oh jeez, another sleepless week of tossing and turning in bed, every position sent pain to my twins! eeek!

Best moment this week: counting down the days till the ultrasound

Miss anything? Sleep, I mean the good stuff where you dont wake up to pee, or wake up in boobie pain.... I have not slept the whole night through for 2 weeks now!

Movement: sadly too early I think

Food cravings: Orange juice, I can drink a gallon if you let me!

Anything making you queasy or sick: anything that smells, even the though of a dirty door knob has be gagging. But luckly no praying to the porcelain god.

Gender: :-( noooo

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: GAS! yum so glamorous. and a tiny bit of cramps. Also not finding food yummy anymore ... just doesn't interest me.

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On. Although I did have a few days where my fingers were a bit pudgier than normal.

Happy or moody most of the time: Ummmm I think in a better mood overall, but a bit more touch and sensitive about little things.

Looking forward to: The ultrasound tech telling me the baby is just fine :-)

Preggers Read All About It!

Week 8 Bump Update!

Soo about 3 weeks ago we found out we were pregnant again! Yay. We have a very good feeling about this pregnancy and that this time around everything will be just fine. I am exactly 7 weeks and 6 days so at midnight today I'll be 8 weeks (talk about accurate)

How far along? 8 weeks

Total weight gain: Meeep! I don't even want to know yet! 

Maternity clothes? Nope not yet

Stretch marks? I better start buttering myself up... but no ... no marks yet.

Sleep: Holy Kansas! Yea or lack thereof  I seem to be going to bed earlier and earlier and tossing and turning all night long.

Best moment this week: Getting the date for our ultrasound!

Miss anything? A nice car ride, I have now developed motion sickness... we can't drive two blocks without me wanting to pull over ASAP

Movement: awww I wish!

Food cravings: noooo. I think Im having more food aversions than cravings.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Car rides, anything stinky.

Gender: :-( nope

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Little cramps, huge boobs and sore!, morning sickness, fatigue, moodiness, acne, and alot of CF.

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: How do I answer this..... I have my reasons for being a B*t**

Looking forward to: The ultrasound tech telling me the baby is just fine :-)